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noun

• a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs.

  My life is basically in a holding pattern until I hear back from the grad schools I applied to.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to wait.

  Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 26 2013.

• to be doing. Usually an inquiry into a person's well-being.

  How you holding up, buddy?

                                                   
  
                                                                                                                                                 
  
                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "Sheesh! Cab, Bob", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 30 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 13 2011.

verb

• to wait. Usually used as a command.

  Person 1: Are you ready to leave?
  
  Person 2: Hold on a minute. I need to find my keys.

                                                                          
  
  Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to wait.

  Last edited on Mar 22 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 16 2015.

verb

• to wait patiently.

  She told me to hold my horses.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to wait.

  Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

verb

• to have a respectable alcohol tolerance.

  At the drinking contest last night, my roommate proved he can really hold his liquor.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to drink alcohol.

  Last edited on Apr 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 14 2010.

interjection

• "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc.

  Hold the phone!

  What? Hold the phone.

  Hold the phone. That's wrong.

                                                                                             
  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Death Is a Bitch", Family Guy (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2000) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to wait.

  Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Melissa S. from Bel Air, MD 21014, USA on Jun 26 2002.